Updated June 27, 2013: THE GANG OF 8 IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL HAS BEEN PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE, 68-32. NEXT STEP: PASSING IMMIGRATION REFORM THROUGH THE HOUSE.
View a list of what we won with Senate immigration bill S. 744
Other things you need to know about the Senate Gang of 8’s immigration reform bill:
Amendments
- Key Amendments Filed in Senate Judiciary Committee to S. 744 (America’s Voice, updated 5/29/2013)
- Posting of amendments (Judiciary Committee website)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Immigration Bill Amendments (America’s Voice)
- The 11 Most Heartless Republican Amendments to the Immigration Bill (Think Progress)
- Republicans Flood Immigration Bill With Amendments (Mother Jones)
- Senators Advance Both Good and Bad Amendments on Bipartisan Bill (AILA)
- Blog Series: Key Amendments that Matter, Explained (America’s Voice)
- Highlighted Changes to S. 744 from Senate Judiciary Committee Markup (America’s Voice)
Bill Language and Summaries
- Highlights and Lowlights of Bill (America’s Voice Education Fund, updated 6/26/2013)
- Full Text of Bill (Senate Judiciary Committee)
- Section by Section Summary of Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (updated June 24, 2013)
- Shorter Summary of Bill (DPCC)
- One Page Overview of Bill
Analysis
- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744) (National Immigration Law Center)
- Top 10 Ways the Senate’s Immigration Reform Bill Will Fix Our Broken System (Center for American Progress)
- Lawrence Downes’ bill analysis (New York Times)
- Side by Side Comparison of 2013 Senate Immigration Framework with 2006 and 2007 Senate Legislation (Migration Policy Institute)
- Top Ten Questions and Answers About the Senate Immigration Bill (A4C)
- Infographic – How Legalization and Citizenship Helps the Economy (Center for American Progress)
Myths vs. Facts – (Senator Marco Rubio’s Website)
- Simply Wrong to Report Illegal Immigrants Would Be Granted Immediate Status
- Incorrect to Say This Bill is Amnesty
- Proof of Residency Requirements
En Español
- Highlights and Lowlights of Bill (America’s Voice, 6/27/2013)
- Resumen del Proyecto De Ley Para La Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidades Económicas Y Modernización Migratoria Del 2013 (DPCC)
- Respuestas a preguntas más comunes sobre proyecto bipartidista del Grupo de los Ocho del Senado, “Ley de 2013 de Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidad Económica y Modernización del Sistema Migratorio” (America’s Voice)
- Overview and Q&A of Bill
